Wednesday, May 31, 2017

From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
A soul collector is murdered and taken into the “city” his father
designed for the dead, now he must plot to escape and get revenge on his
murderer in Dale Carother’s “Haunting the Painted City.” A magical
mirror allows an unexpected glimpse into the past in Matthew Spence’s
“The Mirror.” In the future, corporations still control elections, but
what about when politicians decide to fight back is what awaits you in
Eamonn Murphy’s “Campaign Trail.” Finally, one man is sent to the great
void between galaxies and forced to face his own loneliness in Robert N.
Stephenson’s “The Black Canvas.” http://www.nomadicdeliriumpress.com/fifth.htm

Monday, May 29, 2017

From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
The new issue of The Fifth Di... won't be released for a few more days, but the print issue is now available for order at https://www.createspace.com/7202635, so go ahead and pick up your copy.
A
soul collector is murdered and taken into the "city" his father
designed for the dead, now he must plot to escape and get revenge on his
murderer in Dale Carother's "Haunting the Painted City." A magical
mirror allows an unexpected glimpse into the past in Matthew Spence's
"The Mirror." In the future, corporations still control elections, but
what about when politicians decide to fight back is what awaits you in
Eamonn Murphy's "Campaign Trail." Finally, one man is sent to the great
void between galaxies and forced to face his own loneliness in Robert N.
Stephenson's "The Black Canvas."

Saturday, May 27, 2017

A couple of weeks ago, I received an e-mail accusing me of publishing liberal propaganda with the project I'm editing...The Divided States of America.
First of all, if I want to publish liberal propaganda, that's my right as a citizen of the United States. You know, we have these things called freedom, and one of those freedoms allows me to write or publish whatever I want to.
Second of all, The Divided States of America is not liberal propaganda. It was pretty obvious to me that this guy had not actually read the guidelines or read about the nation-states I created for this project. The guidelines clearly state that I'm not looking for a specific political viewpoint, but rather looking for a good story. The nation-states are not all liberal, there are plenty of conservative nation-states. The guy also accused me of being a Trump-hater who created this project because I was unhappy with Trump winning the election. Now, while I may consider Trump the worst thing that has ever happened to this country, this project was actually created before the election, because I thought we were screwed no matter who won...and furthermore, the background for the DSA states that the problems might have started before the 2016 elections, which is how I really feel. Anyone that reads this blog on a regular basis knows that I think the two-party system is the worst thing happening in America and I have been arguing this point for a couple of decades now.
So, this guy is entitled to his opinion, even if it's wrong, but before you accuse me of something...perhaps you should get the facts before you do...but unfortunately that no longer seems to be the way for most conservatives...or even most liberals anymore. What a sad state we live in...might even say what a sad divided state we live in...

A
soul collector is murdered and taken into the “city” his father
designed for the dead, now he must plot to escape and get revenge on his
murderer in Dale Carother’s “Haunting the Painted City.” A magical
mirror allows an unexpected glimpse into the past in Matthew Spence’s
“The Mirror.” In the future, corporations still control elections, but
what about when politicians decide to fight back is what awaits you in
Eamonn Murphy’s “Campaign Trail.” Finally, one man is sent to the great
void between galaxies and forced to face his own loneliness in Robert N.
Stephenson’s “The Black Canvas.”

Saturday, May 13, 2017

No one can say with any reasonable certainty when the United States
of America began to fall apart. Many point to the presidential election
of 2016, but most believe the breakup started long before this. Now,
in the year 2110, the former United States is made up of 13
nation-states and The Wastelands. Some of the nation-states have
prospered under self-rule, while others have declined. Some
nation-states are very accepting of outsiders, while others trust no
one…sometimes not even their fellow citizens. There is chaos in some
places, and order in others…sometimes too much order.
The first
state to break away from the USA was, not unexpectedly, Texas, and from
there, things continued to spiral out of control as the national
government tried to hold on to control that the state governments wanted
back, and eventually, the federal government was no longer able to
control the states, and the break-up came about.
Some of the
nation-states kept the name “America” in their new names. Some did this
as a tribute to where they had come from, while others did it to remind
their citizens of what they were breaking away from. Others adopted
new names, or took on names that were given to them.
Borders in
some areas are heavily patrolled, even walled in places, while other
borders have no protection at all…mostly it depends on the views of the
new government and its citizens, even though sometimes those two groups
still don’t agree. Let’s face it, greed and independence are bred into
the human race, and even allying with others that have similar
viewpoints does not necessarily mean that they will always get along.What we’re looking for:
Stories must be at least 2,500 words…with no upper limit. Stories must
be science fiction, in the sense that they take place in the future,
but depending on the nation-state that you’re writing about, the science
may or may not be as important. Obviously, we’ll be focusing more on
“soft” sf, but we certainly have room for “hard” sf.How we will publish:
This will not be an anthology (at first). We will be publishing each
story as an individual e-story, and these stories will be distributed to
all of the usual sales markets.Pay: This will
depend entirely on how the story sells. We will be doing a 50/50 split
with each author of the profits from the story, with royalties being
paid on our normal quarterly schedule. If this project takes off, we
will be doing a print anthology, or possibly many print anthologies, and
then there will be further payment at that point for reprint rights.Rights:
We are looking for first rights on any story. This probably makes
sense, since this is a unique setting, and we doubt that you have
stories written about any of these nation-states lying around in your
desk.Price of stories: The pricing of stories
will depend on their length. Stories from 2,500 words to 5,000 words
will be priced at 99 cents. Stories that are 5,001 words to 10,000
words will be priced at $1.49, and stories that are over 10,000 words
will be priced at $1.99. Obviously the longer the story, the higher the
royalty, but we prefer quality over length.Overall theme:
We are not looking for an overall theme to the stories. We want
quality stories. If you write a story with a conservative slant, or a
story with a liberal slant, we don’t care. We just want good stories.
Some places are more likely to have liberal stories, while others are
more likely to have conservative stories, but that doesn’t mean you have
to write that way. You don’t even have to have a political agenda in
your story because we’re more interested in how people are surviving in
these new nation states.Where to send your gems: Once
you have your amazing stories written, we ask that you send them to
editor (at) nomadicdeliriumpress (dot) com. Please include “Divided
States” in the subject line.Further questions: If you have any questions please send them to the same address.

Friday, May 12, 2017

There are only a few spots left!
In 2006, Sam’s Dot Publishing released an anthology about the effects of global climate change on humanity called Ecotastrophe.
Now that it’s been more than ten years since the release, and global
climate change still seems a possible threat to humanity, Nomadic
Delirium Press has decided to release Ecotastrophe II. Like the original collection, this one will be edited by J Alan Erwine.What we’re looking for: We
want science fiction stories between 3,000 and 10,000 words that look
at the effects of global climate change (preferably the extreme effects)
on humanity and the other creatures of Earth. We’re not looking for
stories about the change, but rather the effects of the change.
Although we’d love to have a lot of stories that look at the hard
science of climate change, we also want stories that look at the soft
sciences. It’s important that the stories focus on the people, rather
than the science, but we still want the science to be plausible.What we’re paying: We
will pay $10 for first rights to any story. We will also pay two
contributor copies. If possible, we will increase this payment…but we
can’t guarantee that.Poetry Submissions: We've
decided that we will be accepting four, and only four, poems for this
collection. They must meet the same criteria as story submissions, and
we will pay $5 per poem for first rights, plus one contributor's copy.
Please keep in mind that we will only accept one poem per poet.Where to send your little gems:
All submissions should be sent to editor (at) nomadicdeliriumpress
(dot) com. Your subject should be “Ecotastrophe Submission”.Response times: We will respond to all submissions within two months.Other questions: If you have any other questions, please send them to the submission address.

Thursday, May 11, 2017

The exploration of “Deep Space” continues. Welcome to Sector
Forty-Five, the home system of the Alexans. Here you’ll find their
homeworld, and many of the worlds they’ve colonized. You’ll also find
worlds that have been conquered by the Khruntha, and worlds that even
the Alexans and the Khruntha won’t get close to. The Alexans want to be a peaceful species, but some of these systems show that they are clearly preparing for war.http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/product/the-ephemeris-encyclopedia-galactica-sector-45-alexan-space/

Saturday, May 06, 2017

From the Nomadic Delirium Press blog:
For the rest of the month, save 25% off of any of our Divided States of America stories. Simply go to
http://nomadicdeliriumpress.com/blog/shop, pick out the Divided States
stories you want and use the coupon code "dsa" at checkout.
There are six stories so far:
The Dustbin by Tyree Cambpell
The Wall is Beautiful by Mike Morgan
Green in 2110 by Debby Feo
It's in the Water by J Alan Erwine
What Lies in the Wastelands by Ian Brazee-Cannon
Calivada Dreaming by Debby Feo